Susan Rice: U.N. Debates on Syria Were 'Shameful'

White House national security adviser Susan Rice delivered remarks on Syria today to the New American Foundation think tank. Photo: Getty Images.

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I ... prison Obama ... has consistently demonstrated ... his commitment ... to multilateral diplomacy ... he would much prefer the backing ... of the United Nations Security Council ... to up hold the international ban ... against the use of chemical weapons ... whether in the form of sanctions ... accountability ... or authorizing ... the use of force ... but let's be realistic ... it's just not going to happen now ... believe me ... I know ... I was there for all of those UN debates in negotiations ... on Syria ... I lived a ... and it was shameful ... three times the Security Council took up resolutions ... taken them lesser violence ... by the Syrian regime ... three times we negotiated for weeks ... over the most watered down language ... imaginable ... and three times Russia and China ... double veto it ... almost meaningless resolutions ... failing ... to respond to the use of chemical weapons ... risks opening the door ... to other weapons of mass destruction ... and emboldening the madman ... who would use them ... we cannot ... allow terrorists ... bent on destruction ... or ... a nuclear North Korea ... or ... an aspiring nuclear Iran ... to believe for one minute ... that we are shying away from our determination ... to back up ... our longstanding ... warnings ... if we begin to erode the moral outrage ... of gassing children in their bed ... we open ourselves up ... to even more Peterson ... consequences ... Moreover ... failing to respond ... to this brazen attack ... could indicate ... that the United States is not prepared to use ... the full range of tools necessary ... to keep our nation ... secure ... any president ... Republican ... or Democrat ... must have recourse to all elements ... of American power ... to design and implement our national security policy ... but the diplomatic ... economic ... or military ... rejecting the limited military action ... that President Obama strongly supports ... would raise questions around the world ... as to whether the United States is truly prepared ... to employ the full range of its power ... to defend our national interests ...